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GoldenEye 007 staring down Wii in November

By Eddie Makuch

E3 2010: Nintendo 64 classic reimagined for Nintendo's console this winter with four-player split-screen local multiplayer, online multiplayer, updated visuals, Daniel Craig as Bond.

LOS ANGELES--At Nintendo's 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo media briefing this morning, Reggie Fils-Aime announced that Goldeneye 007 will arrive exclusively for the Wii this November.

A two-minute trailer for the game was shown, revealing that the remake will include updated visuals, four-player split-screen multiplayer, and new game modes. Although the original GoldenEye 007 featured Pierce Brosnan in the leading role, today's trailer revealed current Quantum of Solace actor Daniel Craig as the leading man.

GoldenEye 007 is hitting the Wii this November.

GoldenEye 007 is hitting the Wii this November.

Goldeneye 007 for the Wii will also include online multiplayer, a functionality its N64 cousin could not offer. In addition, players will be able to take part in 16 game modes, including GoldenEye 007 N64 favorites Paintball, Melee Only, and You Only Live Twice. On top of that, players can square off against each other in the game's adversarial modes, with the roster including eight characters from the revered Bond classic, as well as 40 other unnamed virtual soldiers.

The game is currently in development at Eurocom under the banner of Activision, the publisher that currently holds the license to create James Bond titles.

99 Comments

  • rbenns2

    Posted Jul 29, 2010 5:06 pm GMT

    This looks promising. Goldeneye was my favorite N64 game. I bought it first came out, and it was my first taste of multiplayer deathmatches (always on License to Kill mode). I still remember how much fun I had with proximity mines (plant them on the spot when you respawn, and the next person to spawn there is instantly toast.), Ia do wonder if Goldeneye is still as fun today, though, since the bar for FPS's has been raised many, many times since 1997.

  • dastud2007

    Posted Jul 17, 2010 2:04 pm GMT

    YES!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!! *jizes all over*

  • aaronfhff123

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 4:38 pm GMT

    aaronfhff123 Posted Jun 23, 2010 12:32 am GMT

    Goldeneye on n64 is the best first person shooter ever. The story is so long and differs from the movie a little and takes you to all these cool new locations that are sprawling with russian soldiers to shoot. The missions are plenty and vary in gameplay, everything from infiltrating russian chemical facilities to sneaking into bunkers with a silenced pistol popping gaurds red before they get the alarms or fire on you to jungle warfare! Goldenye 64 has so much to do and unlock and so much replay value. The sound effects and the way soldiers grunt and turn red when your bullets hit them and the sounds of the bodies dropping after you just pumped them with led in goldeneye64 was and is just so satisfying and perfect. I hope this expands on the greatness of the original rather than just be a flashy and medicre remake.

  • death_dealerK

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 4:39 pm GMT

    remakes are sometimes the best of games

  • baklinermr

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 1:08 pm GMT

    I'm jazzed that I heard Dame Judi Dench will be voicing M, sweet!

  • brok

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 5:48 am GMT

    Have you seen the guns? they look like shoeboxes. Matter of fact the whole thing looks like it's completely missed the point of what made the original great. To think Rare HAD an updated goldeneye ready to go, and Nintendo nixed it. For this tripe.

  • Batmanreborn

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 12:24 am GMT

    Give this game a chance...It might turn out good....

  • Konviction

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 4:59 pm GMT

    This is going to be garbage. I'm sure no one from the original development team RARE will be working on this, but rather people like myself who grew up playing the original and got inspired to do a re-release. (I'm now 26 and "007'ed" 4 cartridges for friends...for fun) Also, I'm taking into consideration that since Goldeneye's release, there are plenty of 3D shooters that have been released and since then people's expectations have only increased. What can the new Goldeneye bring besides online multiplayer? Nothing. Instead of raising the bar for 3D shooters like the original did, gamers will get a clone of every other 3D shooter currently out there, or worse.

  • millsbum199

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 1:51 pm GMT

    and i bet they will use that stupid reheal piece of crap instead of a health bar

  • millsbum199

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 1:50 pm GMT

    i wish they wouldn't do this yes it could be good but cuz they called it golden-eye it now has to live up to the 64 golden-eye which i do not think will be possible they just shouldv changed the name

  • mmpr7

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 11:28 am GMT

    We all want an HD version on Arcade and PSN, not a re-imagined version with Daniel Craig on Wii!

  • Vrambo

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 10:18 am GMT

    ewwww daniel craig -.-'

  • _Matt_

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 8:17 am GMT

    Wow, absolutely everything has changed, the voice, story seems to have changed... in fact, the only thing that hasnt really changed is the graphics

  • leeko_link

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 7:41 am GMT

    If it could surpassed the N64 original and the Perfect Dark re-release on XBLA, then I'm all for this game.

  • teknic1200

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 6:51 am GMT

    ghoulschoolfool, shooters work very well on wii, much better then dual sticks. the game will be worth it for the online multiplayer alone.

  • ghoulschoolfool posted Jun 16, 2010 6:04 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    ghoulschoolfool

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 6:04 am GMT (hide)

    Goldeneye hasnt aged well on 64. Added daniel craig and motion controls will not help the gameplay. I always wanted more Goldeneye, but after seeing the trailer, Im worried. Im kinda sad now they didnt leave it in the past with its high regard.

  • DrEvilKoala

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 5:17 am GMT

    @Simulator_Shock
    Yeah, I was all like: "A new GoldenEye game! WHOOOOO"

    Then a virtual Daniel Craig appeared on the screen and then I was like: *facepalm*

  • jscapo

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 4:16 am GMT

    License to Kill / Pistols / Complex This game was huge in its day. Please don't ruin it.

  • grasshopper6

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 2:22 am GMT

    oooooooomg can't wait, I hope they don't ruin this game cause of the wii remote

  • grumpycreb posted Jun 16, 2010 12:17 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    grumpycreb

    Posted Jun 16, 2010 12:17 am GMT (hide)

    my brother justin hates this game